What does it look like when God takes a broken love story and writes something entirely new?

In this episode of Kingdom Builders, Elaina sits down with Michelle Lee Haynes for a powerful testimony of redemption, surrender, and obedience. Michelle shares her journey from striving, performance, and New Age spirituality into a fully surrendered life with Jesus. She opens up about walking through deep loss, including divorce, grief, addiction, and identity struggles, and how God used those painful seasons to strip away false foundations and rebuild her life on truth.

Michelle talks honestly about divorce, shame, and healing, and how Jesus met her in the wilderness and became her first love. She shares how fasting, repentance, and obedience transformed her heart, broke off striving, healed generational patterns, and prepared her to become a wife. Through prayer and a 50 day fast rooted in seeking Jesus rather than chasing outcomes, God redeemed her love story in a way only He could.

This episode is a testimony of how God restores what the enemy meant for harm, how singleness can be sacred, and how Jesus prepares His daughters for the promises He has for them. If you have ever felt behind, disqualified, or unsure if God could redeem your story, this conversation is an invitation to believe again and trust that nothing surrendered to Jesus is ever wasted.

About Michelle:

Michelle Lee Haynes is a Christ-led Life Coach, Speaker, and Creative Visionary helping women experience heaven on earth through Spirit-led transformation. As host of the Forged & Faithful podcast, she shares stories of refinement, restoration, and bold faith in God.

She helps purpose-driven, Spirit-led women move from striving to surrender and from pain to purpose as they step into alignment with God's design for their lives. Through her signature faith-based coaching approach, Michelle guides women through mind, body, heart and spirit refinement, not through hustle, but through holy alignment with the Holy Spirit. Her work helps women break cycles of burnout, fear, and self-reliance so they can walk boldly in their God-given identity and calling.

Michelle's mission is to help women stop chasing healing and start experiencing Kingdom wholeness. Her life and work embody Christ-centered transformation and Spirit-led restoration, helping women turn their wilderness seasons into their greatest weapons of faith and purpose.

Links:

Book a free call: https://calendly.com/michelleleehaynes/1-1-coaching-discernment-call

Podcast:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/forged-faithful/id1807911173

IG: https://www.instagram.com/musingsofmichellelee